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we suddenly think it h, has the environment changed? we have this big sell-off in recovery, europe and the u.s. in particular through january. that will take us back to basically where we started. we've got markets largely flat since the beginning of the year and both sides, the atlantic, plus or minus 3%. and, against that back drop, the decision to own equities in through the second quarter of the year saying yes, i'm going to stay with my equities. but i don't need to take unnecessary risks to get those returned because i've not been rewarded for doing so. so we've got a more neutral start to say yes, if you want to go out and take an outsized risk decision, you will get an outsized risking return if your play comes off. but equities aren't that market right now. but yesterday's events were demonstrated, should gazprom have not made the statement this morning, you would have a different attitude to its cash flow risk. now you have a different set of information. and actually, if you listen to what president putin is repeatedly saying
we suddenly think it h, has the environment changed? we have this big sell-off in recovery, europe and the u.s. in particular through january. that will take us back to basically where we started. we've got markets largely flat since the beginning of the year and both sides, the atlantic, plus or minus 3%. and, against that back drop, the decision to own equities in through the second quarter of the year saying yes, i'm going to stay with my equities. but i don't need to take unnecessary risks...
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whatever they do, the marsh creates an incredible environment for them and it's really important that we stick to the hours for them otherwise there won't be a place for these kids to work and learn what they are doing and have an impact as a city. we are talking about affordable living and the city being livable, but without places like the marsh which we have been losing right and left, the city is not livable and when we talk about housing, we are talking about housing for working people because i understand the two, he didn't want to do the low income units. this is luxury. i hope you stick to what it's. if not, i will come back. i know we are on public access tv and i know that adds on 20 pounds. >> yes it does. i'm gene gore. this is my fourth time here and i also agree with all of the stipulations that you also so graciously and correctly passed unanimously and i don't understand why the opposition, the developers keep coming back and back and back. and also i'm very much in favor of having the construction down. i performed at the marsh. i know that i can't imagine performing
whatever they do, the marsh creates an incredible environment for them and it's really important that we stick to the hours for them otherwise there won't be a place for these kids to work and learn what they are doing and have an impact as a city. we are talking about affordable living and the city being livable, but without places like the marsh which we have been losing right and left, the city is not livable and when we talk about housing, we are talking about housing for working people...
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this is low return environment. clients need to look across the board and replace what they used to consider yield, it's more of a total return plan. >> thank you so much to both of you. i guess the kids can breathe a sigh of relief they're not going to be sold along with everything else. >> that's a line from a movie. >> i know what it is. >> all right. some news to bring you. just a moment ago, the president speaking to reporters says that russia cannot with impunity put soldiers on the ground in ukraine and violate principles recognized around the world. those coming from president obama speaking moments ago to reporters. we will get more on those remarks when we come back. >>> still ahead, grand theft ukraine. the ultra-rich are fleeing the country, taking a whole lot of money with them. we will bring you where it is all ending up. >>> later on, did old man winter keep car buyers off the lot? we'll have the latest numbers on how dealers are actually doing in this wicked winter and whether or not that could be go
this is low return environment. clients need to look across the board and replace what they used to consider yield, it's more of a total return plan. >> thank you so much to both of you. i guess the kids can breathe a sigh of relief they're not going to be sold along with everything else. >> that's a line from a movie. >> i know what it is. >> all right. some news to bring you. just a moment ago, the president speaking to reporters says that russia cannot with impunity...
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know there have been discussions about the joint agency that came along after the department of the environment i know we're working on the scheduling of that i asked for information back on items that we're going to discuss in in addition to that i asked for a report related to some projects out in the southeast sector and i'm eager to hear back on any outstanding items commissioners. hearing none - i'll go ahead and call for any public comment? >> you're having any public comment on item 23. >> yeah. other commission business. i'm sure you may have committed before i came into the room ems on monday there's a joint puc hearing about clean power sfusd and i'll encourage you to attend and i'll be supportive. i know this commission and mr. particular some of the commissioners have received some hash comments from advocates but i know that really we all want the same goal to get a large escape of new energy be it further resolved built rapidly in san francisco. and even though the san francisco public utilities commission staff are working telephone number on this we released on rfp last friday t
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what are the best investments in the environment then? >> i think when we talk about higher rates we have to talk about how much higher they go. two-year -- i mean, ten-year at a 260 kind of level. our anticipation is you will probably see something closer to half a point or 50 basis point rise. so i don't think that the rise in interest rates is going to be all that dramatic. but we really like municipal bonds in here especially for high net worth individual who is in a high tax bracket. there's unbelievable opportunities today where you can go out right there and 4% to 5% tax free yields when you think about the taxable equivalent. it's very, very high. >> steph? >> so i think that we're actually on a trading range for the near term but i do agree that we are going higher for the longer term. i think we've got to get better economic data. we got some pretty good earnings for sure. and this week i thought that retail sales and earnings were certainly better than feared and expectations were so low that that's why your seeing this bounce.
what are the best investments in the environment then? >> i think when we talk about higher rates we have to talk about how much higher they go. two-year -- i mean, ten-year at a 260 kind of level. our anticipation is you will probably see something closer to half a point or 50 basis point rise. so i don't think that the rise in interest rates is going to be all that dramatic. but we really like municipal bonds in here especially for high net worth individual who is in a high tax bracket....
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it was a great honor to serve the city and it was wonderful people and wonderful environment and i hope i had a chance to complete something for the city >> thank you very much for being here (clapping.) >> congratulations. >> thank you, congratulations. >> so next item on my reporter is the water report mr. rich i didn't. >> thank you, steve assistant general manager for water the slides is an update on our water situation looking forward. you know, the total reservoir storage is about a million arc feet but we are dealing with 3 hundred thousand is directly available for our hetch hetchy reservoir. we're working on another project to make more water available for drink. the precipitation is good 40 in february in terms of the precipitation but still just a drop in the bucket to where we would be at this point. again, i included the table of our assistant storage and the current storm in cherry lake is 2 hundred and accomplice acre and that's a significant amount of water. the two grafts you you've come to see and appreciate is first precipitation again, the red line is above 1976, 77
it was a great honor to serve the city and it was wonderful people and wonderful environment and i hope i had a chance to complete something for the city >> thank you very much for being here (clapping.) >> congratulations. >> thank you, congratulations. >> so next item on my reporter is the water report mr. rich i didn't. >> thank you, steve assistant general manager for water the slides is an update on our water situation looking forward. you know, the total...
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fundamentally but what we want to watch here is we don't want things -- we want this sort of goldilocks environment. we don't want economic data to get too strong. when that happens, any sign that moves the timetable up for the fed to some day hike interest rates is going to be bad for the market. rising interest rates on the ten year, as long as they're below 3%, 3.5%, are not to be worried about. just the thought of rising short term rates is something we watch. >> you want the tuesday porridge just right. paul and david, thank you very much. >> thanks, guys. >>> shares of radio shack are plunging today after the retailer reported wider than expected loss for the fourth quarter. radio shack also announcing plans to close up to 1100 underperforming stores. know who's been in those shoes? jc penney. so what if anything can radio shack learn from jc penney? let's bring in cnbc contributor jan nippen and herb greenberg. i never thought we would be asking this question here on this show, what can radio shack learn from jc penney? >> the only thing i think they can actually learn from jc penney is they
fundamentally but what we want to watch here is we don't want things -- we want this sort of goldilocks environment. we don't want economic data to get too strong. when that happens, any sign that moves the timetable up for the fed to some day hike interest rates is going to be bad for the market. rising interest rates on the ten year, as long as they're below 3%, 3.5%, are not to be worried about. just the thought of rising short term rates is something we watch. >> you want the tuesday...
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we also see specifically that there is no control environment in place. we had cyber hackers come in now up to two years to stool these coins. not only do they steal customer le 100,000 they sto coins from the owner specifically. >> what do you think is the likelihood that these people will ever get their money back? there is no regulation? there are no laws? why should they? dory.t is the fed assumes there's no consumer protection whatsoever and without the consumer protection, these investors could lose everything. most probably they have lost everything. bitcoin itself is untraceable. once these transactions are done, they are irreversible. it is anonymous. it is hard to track down the criminals. it is hard to get the money back. , i'm noto seems to me a lawyer by any means, establishing standing, the most basic legal principle that any suit has to go through, is virtually impossible because of the way bitcoin is designed it so there is no location and place. that is correct. there's no legal structure over the top of it as well as any sort of regulati
we also see specifically that there is no control environment in place. we had cyber hackers come in now up to two years to stool these coins. not only do they steal customer le 100,000 they sto coins from the owner specifically. >> what do you think is the likelihood that these people will ever get their money back? there is no regulation? there are no laws? why should they? dory.t is the fed assumes there's no consumer protection whatsoever and without the consumer protection, these...
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obviously the interest rate and inflationary environment are different across-countries. if you want exposure to reits ins asset class you might not limit your exposure to the u.s. but diversify globally. >> it's josh brown. good point. i agree with you on the dow jones reit index the yield is 3.6% which the bear case on that would be, hey, i'm not really getting paid for the amount of interest rate risk i might be taking. that's not such a great yield here. where are you finding values elsewhere in the world and how are you play that? >> i would just say with regards to the yield, you have to think about reits like you would equities, total return. looking back of a long period reits have earned returns similars to stocks with half the return coming to appreciation, not just yield in you want to look at the total return. i would say that the yields on average and reits outside of the u.s. might be a bit higher than those that are in the u.s. the key thing is reits as a total return of investment, also for investors ideally if you own these things inside requiremeti accou
obviously the interest rate and inflationary environment are different across-countries. if you want exposure to reits ins asset class you might not limit your exposure to the u.s. but diversify globally. >> it's josh brown. good point. i agree with you on the dow jones reit index the yield is 3.6% which the bear case on that would be, hey, i'm not really getting paid for the amount of interest rate risk i might be taking. that's not such a great yield here. where are you finding values...
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they control the environment. the employee, if they want to use ira or something else, don't get the same tax deduction so they're forced to stick to the employer model. i would love to see day here is open architecture, call it whatever you want, anybody at any employer, if you have 401(k), hire any advisor you like where the advisor manage the dollars for you. that would be a great way to go. we have retirement crisis looming, if you look at baby boomers they're woefully underprepared. if they had financial advice today, it would kept get them to retirement. david: i shifted 401(k)s various times. of the one year close to the time of the financial melt down i did it several times. i did it so often i got a call from fidelity saying hey, you can't do this. i got really, nasty threatening letter. was that, can they still do that? can they still limit amount of changes that we make in any course of time? >> oh, it is really up to the employer. they set the ground rules. can say only do x-trades per year and you're
they control the environment. the employee, if they want to use ira or something else, don't get the same tax deduction so they're forced to stick to the employer model. i would love to see day here is open architecture, call it whatever you want, anybody at any employer, if you have 401(k), hire any advisor you like where the advisor manage the dollars for you. that would be a great way to go. we have retirement crisis looming, if you look at baby boomers they're woefully underprepared. if...
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in the current environment, there's no real argument against that, i don't think. if you look at inflation way below target right now, i think when the ecb unveils its projections for 20116 tomorrow, inflation around about 1.6%, 1.7% at most. inflation is much lower than the ecb would like. >> what else? what else do you expect? you're talking for them to stop this -- >> absolutely. i think the two entry. you could do one or you could do the other. i think the most logical thing to do is to do the two in tandem. narrow the corridor and to flip the markets liquidity. the two of those things should help stabilize. so you get a lower rate and a more stable rate. that is confidence and make it a little bit more to foster and improving the military transmission mechanism and in the real economy. >> we only have 24 hours to wait and see. james, great to talk to you. >>> let's give you a look at what's on today's agenda in the united states. the february adp employment report at 8:15 eastern. forecasts calling for an increase of on 160,000 in private sector payrolls last
in the current environment, there's no real argument against that, i don't think. if you look at inflation way below target right now, i think when the ecb unveils its projections for 20116 tomorrow, inflation around about 1.6%, 1.7% at most. inflation is much lower than the ecb would like. >> what else? what else do you expect? you're talking for them to stop this -- >> absolutely. i think the two entry. you could do one or you could do the other. i think the most logical thing to...
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people have bought houses into much higher interest rate environments. you're still getting a relatively good deal on the financing side, aren't you? >> phil, do you want to give us the last word in terms of autos? >> sure. the final word, and i think you guys hit on it, leasing is red hot right now in part because of what we're seeing with the interest rates. the lease penetration levels have never been higher. people are saying i want to keep that monthly payment low. there's a lease deal there. if i can get it for $349, i will take it. >> lease payments are high because the manufacturers are subsidizing the residuals. that's why they're as hot as they are. it's not a consumer driven thing. i agree with kevin that we want to keep the term right but the trade cycle is about 30 months and that's why i point out to 36. >> guys, thanks. interesting stuff. absolutely one to watch. we've had some big movers in the after hours session. stick around also for the cnbc.com hot list. that's straight ahead and the president's budget director speaking with our own
people have bought houses into much higher interest rate environments. you're still getting a relatively good deal on the financing side, aren't you? >> phil, do you want to give us the last word in terms of autos? >> sure. the final word, and i think you guys hit on it, leasing is red hot right now in part because of what we're seeing with the interest rates. the lease penetration levels have never been higher. people are saying i want to keep that monthly payment low. there's a...
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in classrooms that someone sees a gun on to how can we do this being least disruptive in a learning environment. and there's a lot of work to be done that lies ahead of us. >> there's one estimate that that work's going to cost over $2 million including retraining of police officers involved but now they're going to have to distinguish between good guns and bad guns on campus. where before all guns were bad on campus. greg, it seems to me that you might have some better educational purposes for that $2 million. >> well, yeah. and i think as a lot of letter writers have pointed out, i don't know nothing about guns, and i shouldn't have one. but with nine hours' training i too can become a hobbyist police officer and be authorized to bring a gun on campus and to use it according to my nine hours of training. i don't want vigilantes protecting me in my classroom. i think vigilante justice is best practiced at home. and i have nothing against it. just no, thanks, i don't need them to have guns if they're not trained officers of the law or have extensive experience. and people around them, professio
in classrooms that someone sees a gun on to how can we do this being least disruptive in a learning environment. and there's a lot of work to be done that lies ahead of us. >> there's one estimate that that work's going to cost over $2 million including retraining of police officers involved but now they're going to have to distinguish between good guns and bad guns on campus. where before all guns were bad on campus. greg, it seems to me that you might have some better educational...
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what's exciting is ringing 3-d perception of our physical environment onto a phone. gpsrtunities like indoor and the ability to build 3-d maps in real time and localized people or devices and then add on information about the world like the location of objects and behavior of people, it's a really exciting space and will bring search into the physical everyday environment. >> let's break this into two things -- one is the technology and the other is the data. let's start with technology. what is the technological innovation that is very different that we are seeing with this? is bringingference it all together, the level of integration. some of the things they have been doing with laptops or more computing but in terms of packing it in such a small device, that is the key innovation. it is challenging because as you move a device through the world, it accrues uncertainty. map, you could localize yourself but we don't have a map in our house. the key trick of this simultaneous localization of mapping is to localize the mapping. slam?s called >> simultaneous localizati
what's exciting is ringing 3-d perception of our physical environment onto a phone. gpsrtunities like indoor and the ability to build 3-d maps in real time and localized people or devices and then add on information about the world like the location of objects and behavior of people, it's a really exciting space and will bring search into the physical everyday environment. >> let's break this into two things -- one is the technology and the other is the data. let's start with technology....
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commission to the government to take a number of specific measures to further improve the business environment can cause extent are the products of your proposed a new business. according to the president's commission the format of inspections in the country will be radically revised to exclude all unnecessary requirements as a result the total number of requirements will reduce by more than thirty percent. we hit the pin and the practical form. scheduled inspections will be canceled starting to reverse two thousand fifteen only goes on to new ritual really have a high probability of violations of law will be subject to inspections. if an entrepreneur of the phils only two apartments inspection agency should not come and it's all starting to wear first two thousand fifteen the liquidation procedure for small to medium size businesses will be simplified the general prosecutor's office will provide the national chamber of the newest with access to an information in relation to business. hooper computer decision to permit issuance procedure will be completed in at least a hundred forty kinds of p
commission to the government to take a number of specific measures to further improve the business environment can cause extent are the products of your proposed a new business. according to the president's commission the format of inspections in the country will be radically revised to exclude all unnecessary requirements as a result the total number of requirements will reduce by more than thirty percent. we hit the pin and the practical form. scheduled inspections will be canceled starting...
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number three, the environment as a whole, it seems that investors continue to discount the upside and are very cautious. we will not see returns like 2013, but we are still bullish as a whole. >> in the last conference call we kept hearing about companies guiding downwards. so much m&a. how do you account for that? >> that is a concern, not everything is rosy and perfect, but there are concerns out there and you have seen an environment over the last few years where every quarter they learn a is part of thech regulatory environment that we are in. they overpromise and underdeliver and could potentially be on the hook for money. it down. which is not to say that you should ignore these things. you want to look at it. but you need to do your homework and look at what is happening in terms of corporate earnings. generally speaking, and our view, if the company continues to take market share away from competitors in in industry that continues to grow, they must reflect in the numbers at some point. maybe not this quarter or the next quarter, but at some point. >> it seems to be a stock pi
number three, the environment as a whole, it seems that investors continue to discount the upside and are very cautious. we will not see returns like 2013, but we are still bullish as a whole. >> in the last conference call we kept hearing about companies guiding downwards. so much m&a. how do you account for that? >> that is a concern, not everything is rosy and perfect, but there are concerns out there and you have seen an environment over the last few years where every...
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think it is certainly a different environment than it was in 2005 or 2006. i would hesitate to say it is over. >> let me ask you about the bay area. whenever i am here in new york i hear about silicon valley and you hear about the new silicon valley of texas. why is silicon valley continuing brightest, best and or is it? >> i think it is. at the five companies worth more than $5 billion in tech and you will find they all come from silicon valley. and then five in new york. it is a network effect. if you are a world-class engineer, where should you go? the overwhelming answer is silicon valley. and then as a result, the best executives are in silicon valley , the ones who know how to scale companies. is a predominant amount of money. the culture itself is very conducive. all of those things are designed to make it a very strong network effect. it is sort of like hollywood. how hard is it to make a movie. you can make a movie in idaho. grip,etting the best key you will not get someone as good as the guy in hollywood. that is who you are competing with, you sta
think it is certainly a different environment than it was in 2005 or 2006. i would hesitate to say it is over. >> let me ask you about the bay area. whenever i am here in new york i hear about silicon valley and you hear about the new silicon valley of texas. why is silicon valley continuing brightest, best and or is it? >> i think it is. at the five companies worth more than $5 billion in tech and you will find they all come from silicon valley. and then five in new york. it is a...
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this means create a good environment for investors. we have a lot of things to do. >> thank you very much for being with us here live from bilbao at this conference to promote the spanish economic recovery. back to you in london. >> thanks, ste pan. >>> a quick check in the european markets as we head into a break here. adding to lows for the ftse 100 here. the french and german markets losing between 2% and 2.5%. we've got the micex index down by 957%. we have the dollar/ruble trading at five-year highs. i'll leave you with a look at the futures as we head to break. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> welcome back to this show. ukrainian crisis dominating the issues as far as the urch foou
this means create a good environment for investors. we have a lot of things to do. >> thank you very much for being with us here live from bilbao at this conference to promote the spanish economic recovery. back to you in london. >> thanks, ste pan. >>> a quick check in the european markets as we head into a break here. adding to lows for the ftse 100 here. the french and german markets losing between 2% and 2.5%. we've got the micex index down by 957%. we have the...
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this last five years i think what's really going to be amaze cigarette how well the market did in an environment that's been as anti-business as i have ever seen in my lifetime and i think that what you were just saying is absolutely true. i see this more as a spring that's wound up and ready to be unleashed. imagine where we would be if we had a president that was reaganesque that freed up capital, ended up launching new businesses for a new world. so all of that can very well happen and the fact is it can't get any worse in the last five years. >> it's coming, jack. one of the signals. stock market is telling you, the political situation, policy situation they are talking flat taxes now, they are going shut down this obamacare, it's coming jack. keep the faith. thanks to boston you gentlemen. now it was five years ago that the tea party was born. will that movement rebond with the rest of the gop and hand republicans control of the senate in november? we'll talk about that next with our political panel. please stay with us. turn aroun♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪
this last five years i think what's really going to be amaze cigarette how well the market did in an environment that's been as anti-business as i have ever seen in my lifetime and i think that what you were just saying is absolutely true. i see this more as a spring that's wound up and ready to be unleashed. imagine where we would be if we had a president that was reaganesque that freed up capital, ended up launching new businesses for a new world. so all of that can very well happen and the...
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if we could get back to that sort of environment, which was a more predictable environment, i do think we'd get better investment and ultimately better growth in the u.s. economy. in that sense, i agree with your hypothesis, that monetary policy can feedback to growth in that sense. >> but at the point you're referring to, the cost of capital was, quote, unquote, above the inflation rate. so we weren't, quote, unquote, subsidizing capital below the inflation rate. that's the part of this scenario i have a great deal of difficulty understanding. because i think it destroys the animal instincts. >> right. >> there's a guy, jim grant who wrote an article about the shot clock in basketball. i think zero interest rates are like not having a shot clock in basketball. >> sam, i wanted to change -- >> you certainly have investors saying, i've had a lot of ceos saying, wow, they're in no hurry, they have a big investment they're thinking about making. they're saying i don't have to be in any hurry, rates will be low for a long time, i'll wait a year to make the investment. as the economy normal
if we could get back to that sort of environment, which was a more predictable environment, i do think we'd get better investment and ultimately better growth in the u.s. economy. in that sense, i agree with your hypothesis, that monetary policy can feedback to growth in that sense. >> but at the point you're referring to, the cost of capital was, quote, unquote, above the inflation rate. so we weren't, quote, unquote, subsidizing capital below the inflation rate. that's the part of this...
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the environment seems quite good. why not take advantage of that now? >> is more than about the short-term money. about building something great to last year look at our customers. 95,000 customers large and small. we are putting 40,000 unique users on a day. this is what we're focused on. the thing that is whipping in the win for us is the tremendous it -- return on investment our customers are getting. john will be speaking at our momentum conference. 150 countries and on average, they saved $30 per document and have reduced their turnaround time by 21 days. >> it sounds like what you're hinting at is when you're at a public company, there is a pressure to focus on the quarter is focusing on the ground game and not the long ball. is that what happens still at public companies? >> i think it allows our entire leadership team to focus on our customers, and our partners, as public to when you are a company and you focus on quarter after quarter after quarter. we are taking advantage of that. >> one next question. how do you make sure you do not wait too
the environment seems quite good. why not take advantage of that now? >> is more than about the short-term money. about building something great to last year look at our customers. 95,000 customers large and small. we are putting 40,000 unique users on a day. this is what we're focused on. the thing that is whipping in the win for us is the tremendous it -- return on investment our customers are getting. john will be speaking at our momentum conference. 150 countries and on average, they...
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the stock took an enormous hit as did the company the culture and the environment. and they made major changes in terms of getting the company back on track. restoring consumer confidence. and you feel a sense of momentum in the company right now. >> it's physically 11 times the size. jcpenney is 11 times the size of sachs in terms of outlets. what do you learn from luxury retailing that you can then apply to this much bigger retailer that clearly is at lower price points in the industry? >> i think in the end it's all about satisfying the consumers' needs, understanding who your consumer is and catering to them and providing them the products and services that they want, whether it's the high end of a sachs or nieman's or a jcpenney level, it's really about giving them the products they want. sunday night you saw in the oscars some terrific advertising that was all about fitting the individual jcpenney customer because it's, again, going back to the basics of the products they want. >> first quarterly sales growth since 2011. how involved is the board which is much
the stock took an enormous hit as did the company the culture and the environment. and they made major changes in terms of getting the company back on track. restoring consumer confidence. and you feel a sense of momentum in the company right now. >> it's physically 11 times the size. jcpenney is 11 times the size of sachs in terms of outlets. what do you learn from luxury retailing that you can then apply to this much bigger retailer that clearly is at lower price points in the industry?...
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. >> in this kind of economic environment and all these businesses are putting pressure on, you're going to do the right thing and i think she did the right thing. >> i think if there was a history, particularly from the precedent of this law that i mentioned before, if there was a press didn't and history about lawsuits and so forth, she might have thought otherwise, business pressures or not. she's a very principled woman. you saw that with immigration, whether you agree with it or not. she's a very principled woman. >>> the fed is out of touch with the economy. we only have a minute or two. ken policari, i saw it, and enjoyed reading it, but didn't know what you were talking about. >> when they talk about unemployment coming down, how much better the economy is doing, and whether they're starting to withdraw, i don't net think that joe q. public feel the same way. i think there's a complete disconnect. when the fed says it, people are scratching their heads saying, what am i missing? they say they tell me everything is so great. >> there's a lot of truth to that. a lot of truth to tha
. >> in this kind of economic environment and all these businesses are putting pressure on, you're going to do the right thing and i think she did the right thing. >> i think if there was a history, particularly from the precedent of this law that i mentioned before, if there was a press didn't and history about lawsuits and so forth, she might have thought otherwise, business pressures or not. she's a very principled woman. you saw that with immigration, whether you agree with it...
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1970's research to have a meeting in california to have basic guidelines you might contaminate the environment. the guidelines are still in place but to keep bad reactions in accidents from happening. a.i. has more guidelines the atomic energy agency that cost a lot of money. that without of rule to create such an agency but now i am actually hopeful before we have to suffer an accident to get it. so my sincere thanks for being here tonight. to him glad you have to dig into this conversation i am happy to answer any questions. [applause] >> do you equate self awareness to consciousness or is there a difference? >> i think there is a difference for the computer to be self aware it does not need to have consciousness' the way we understand it but to have a model of the environment. and also hast to know added deep level programming. all the nuances of consciousness are beyond us in the short term. we don't know enough about consciousness but everything else that we do hold the other parts of the toolkit i think are more within reach. >> what about the possibility of the programmers are smart but
1970's research to have a meeting in california to have basic guidelines you might contaminate the environment. the guidelines are still in place but to keep bad reactions in accidents from happening. a.i. has more guidelines the atomic energy agency that cost a lot of money. that without of rule to create such an agency but now i am actually hopeful before we have to suffer an accident to get it. so my sincere thanks for being here tonight. to him glad you have to dig into this conversation i...
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and his life is he grew up in a more forgiving environment. in hawaii, if you got in trouble there weren't really any serious consequences, but on the streets of chicago, those consequences could be fatal. b.a.m. standing for becoming a man. it's an initiative you have all spoken about. walk us through this. >> this is about the president's opportunity agenda, making sure that everybody has an opportunity to succeed, and making sure we tap into the potential of every young man in america. there are too many people who have remarkable potential. i believe that everybody is gifted and talented. it's incumbent on us to draw out those gifts and talents. all too frequently zip code or other circumstances in life undermines your able to tap your full potential. that's what this is about, making sure we invest in young men of color, understanding that it starts with early childhood, making sure that we are looking at middle and high school, where we have bleak and brown kids disproportionately suspended, and making sure we have a pathway to the middl
and his life is he grew up in a more forgiving environment. in hawaii, if you got in trouble there weren't really any serious consequences, but on the streets of chicago, those consequences could be fatal. b.a.m. standing for becoming a man. it's an initiative you have all spoken about. walk us through this. >> this is about the president's opportunity agenda, making sure that everybody has an opportunity to succeed, and making sure we tap into the potential of every young man in america....
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to the melting hazards of toxic dust from china built environment minister says beijing will cooperate to develop an advanced falling dust monitoring systems. a pro russian gunmen seize government buildings in a border region in ukraine raising fears of separatism in a country still reeling from the alister of its president from sunday's big and staff. that means it's thursday. they vary twenty seven here in korea my soul i'm moving on and sean went they do so much for joining us. we begin with the latest confirmation that north korea fired four short range missiles into the scene earlier this evening. for more details are still alive on the phone to my feet and knees correspondent up to one that you hardly know so far i can't tell yet if i needed a haircut for a good korea fired up for the gift pile of which are believed to have been thoughtful than in the pool at five forty two the atp. the forced to read her thoughts were bought from newark korea felt it during the week in an area with a gal could he be eaten or in the direction. they get it the mountainous region with a maple bar t
to the melting hazards of toxic dust from china built environment minister says beijing will cooperate to develop an advanced falling dust monitoring systems. a pro russian gunmen seize government buildings in a border region in ukraine raising fears of separatism in a country still reeling from the alister of its president from sunday's big and staff. that means it's thursday. they vary twenty seven here in korea my soul i'm moving on and sean went they do so much for joining us. we begin with...
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>> we do see that when the regulatory environment or economic environment is uncertain. business owners are more reluctant to take on capital. what is encouraging about the data we've seen over the last couple of years is that as the housing has come back from the bottom, we have seen business owners get more optimistic about how they can use capital to grow their business. that's the kind of use that makes sense for our loans. >> noah, you describe yourself as a platform and not a bank, necessarily. who are you connecting people or are you extending the capital the loans yourself and, if so, how much capital are you holding to protect against losses? >> yes. so we're holding an extensive amount of equity capitol to protect against losses. we get the money for the loans themselves from banks like goldman sachs, deutsche banks, square one banks and hedge funds from smaller individuals. it's a variety of capital sources funding the loans. con necking wall street to main street with our platform. >> are you regulated like a bank? >> we're regulated like a non-bank commercia
>> we do see that when the regulatory environment or economic environment is uncertain. business owners are more reluctant to take on capital. what is encouraging about the data we've seen over the last couple of years is that as the housing has come back from the bottom, we have seen business owners get more optimistic about how they can use capital to grow their business. that's the kind of use that makes sense for our loans. >> noah, you describe yourself as a platform and not a...
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consider the geopolitical environment. traders watching that very closely. obviously taking this number into account as well but watching this morning's adp report, too. they're going to be watching the jobs report as well. but traders telling me exact these prices to stay elevated that's because there's a lot of global demand for the refined property products and as long as that's the case we'll probably stay above 100 bucks a barrel, texas intermediate $102.75. and we saw a drawdown of 1.6 million barrels and the distill as ates, 1.4 million barrels. >>> and let's go to moscow and jim maceda for what we can expect there. >> reporter: they are meeting in a couple of hours now which will be the first face to face since ukraine crisis escalated. it's just one example of a flurry of diplomacy over the past 24 hours. the chances of avoiding war in ukraine seem to get a boost from vladimir putin's comments yesterday. you recall he said that he saw no need to use force in ukraine and had no desire to annex the crimean peninsula. well, there was a sigh of relief f
consider the geopolitical environment. traders watching that very closely. obviously taking this number into account as well but watching this morning's adp report, too. they're going to be watching the jobs report as well. but traders telling me exact these prices to stay elevated that's because there's a lot of global demand for the refined property products and as long as that's the case we'll probably stay above 100 bucks a barrel, texas intermediate $102.75. and we saw a drawdown of 1.6...
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so it's a slow growth environment. we target to grow at a premium of about 25% to our domestic competitors in canada, and we've been able to produce that. and when you look at the growth of our business in the united states as an example where the economy is doing a little bit better, you know, our results down there have been very strong, and we continue to grow our market share. we're investing in the wealth business and the capital markets business. so, yeah, growth is hard to come by, but we're certainly not giving up. we think we can continue to meet our 7% annual growth objectives, and we haven't disappointed over the last couple years and hopefully we won't this year again. >> most banks here would salivate over an 18% return on equity point but you did see that come down from 20% in the year prior. what is sustainable in the longer term? >> our midterm objective is 18% plus which sounds high, but as i say, we've certainly been over that level over the last number of years. it is down a little bit this quarter,
so it's a slow growth environment. we target to grow at a premium of about 25% to our domestic competitors in canada, and we've been able to produce that. and when you look at the growth of our business in the united states as an example where the economy is doing a little bit better, you know, our results down there have been very strong, and we continue to grow our market share. we're investing in the wealth business and the capital markets business. so, yeah, growth is hard to come by, but...
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an environment rich with new vocabulary. >> translator: before i didn't give her a chance to express herself. i would do most of the talking. now i give her a chance so she doesn't get frustrated and angry. >> it's already helped in their daily lives. >>> they are putting in place a further visa restriction on individuals. they are russian as well as ukraine. also the ukrainian acting president has been speaking. he said that the authorities are totally illegitimate and forced to work under the bow of a gun. they are illegal. much more on "bbc world news".. >>> if you have ever wondered what your town or city looks like at dawn, well, a professional photographer may be able to help. anthony eppes is currently traveling the world taking photos of cities at dawn, including paris, london, and venice. >> i see this beautiful light all the time. it's reemerging, this rebirth of the day. everybody is sleeping and missing it. and then i show them the pictures, the images i guess from the effort of being there. people are really impressed by that light. it's like, wow, look at this picture.
an environment rich with new vocabulary. >> translator: before i didn't give her a chance to express herself. i would do most of the talking. now i give her a chance so she doesn't get frustrated and angry. >> it's already helped in their daily lives. >>> they are putting in place a further visa restriction on individuals. they are russian as well as ukraine. also the ukrainian acting president has been speaking. he said that the authorities are totally illegitimate and...
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adam parker at morgan stanley is still bullish, saying look, in this type of environment it's all about growth, even though you do have some big valuations in certain sectors within tech. that's where the growth is and that's where you see investors going and particularly on a day like today, they are flocking towards a tech-heavy nasdaq index. >> understandably so. thanks, sheila. appreciate it very much. >>> the dow is having its best day of the year. we are up almost 218 points on the trading session. now bob pisani is here. it's lifting almost all boats today. >> that's right. earlier today it was ten to one advancing to declining stocks. relief rally's a good way to describe this given what happened yesterday and the strength of the rally. midcap, historic high. small cap, russell 2000 at an historic high. the volatility in the vix, remember yesterday it went from 14 to 16? it went back down to 14 today, indication that tensions are easing. we don't know why. it was always unclear what the military action would be. it seems very clear we don't know what's going to happen but tanks
adam parker at morgan stanley is still bullish, saying look, in this type of environment it's all about growth, even though you do have some big valuations in certain sectors within tech. that's where the growth is and that's where you see investors going and particularly on a day like today, they are flocking towards a tech-heavy nasdaq index. >> understandably so. thanks, sheila. appreciate it very much. >>> the dow is having its best day of the year. we are up almost 218...
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they see clamp -- climate change as a risk, the stabilizing, changing the security environment that they're dealing with. >> climate change risk assessment means preparing for tomorrow, which does not sit well with politicians who are focused on today. >> it may of " -- require a lot of money upfront. wordshere are the war -- of the immediate benefits. that is difficult for political leaders to take those steps. >> with calls for belt- tightening coming from every corner, the intelligence community work on climate change may be in jeopardy. >> you have a more bipolar congress with a lack of frank and honest discussions on issues like this, which bodes poorly for issues like climate change. >> what the orbiting observatory was supposed to do was something new. >> been -- the orbiting carbon observatory from nasa, the first and only satellite to monitor carbon dioxide failed at launch, depriving scientists to understand key variables for climate change. >> the satellite is the eyes and ears of the planet and if it is not in a position to gather the intelligence needed to assess the threat, we
they see clamp -- climate change as a risk, the stabilizing, changing the security environment that they're dealing with. >> climate change risk assessment means preparing for tomorrow, which does not sit well with politicians who are focused on today. >> it may of " -- require a lot of money upfront. wordshere are the war -- of the immediate benefits. that is difficult for political leaders to take those steps. >> with calls for belt- tightening coming from every corner,...
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one of the reasons is the fcc when it sets a regulatory framework that creates an environment where investment and innovation and competition can thrive, the american people benefit. we've seen it in the wireless industry, we're seeing it in the broadband industry and the story of the media marketplace over the last 40 years since we last adopted our media rules has been one where competition has flourished. i think that's something the fcc would do well to remember when it steps into this marketplace. >> i'll tell you, sir, i mean i'm glad you're there and you're doing the lord's work. but whether it's broadband issues or the old fairness doctrine, the fcc is on the wrong side of every issue. you talk about innovation and entrepreneurship, you're right, god bless. the fcc on the wrong side, the ftc, all these independent agencies. i say get rid of them. >> part of the frustration that you have with agency comes into sharp relief when it comes to the media because we do have a core first amendment freedom. so when you combine the way that the study was created with that core fcc freedom -- fir
one of the reasons is the fcc when it sets a regulatory framework that creates an environment where investment and innovation and competition can thrive, the american people benefit. we've seen it in the wireless industry, we're seeing it in the broadband industry and the story of the media marketplace over the last 40 years since we last adopted our media rules has been one where competition has flourished. i think that's something the fcc would do well to remember when it steps into this...
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you are looking in that environment. a lot of investors aren't used to this market. we think we are in the waning days. as interest rates are eroding those rates of return, you are zero. >> lets the were treasuries ended today. in the last hour, you have seen yields up higher. overall, it was a tight range for the market. they are not taking up very big additions. was a little rush into the treasury market. in terms of commodities, you have to look at oil here. moving on u.s. data, u.s. inventory is climbing for the seventh straight week. there's some weakness in the, the. refining capacity is down. they are transitioning from winter into spring. that affects the energy stocks. or on the markets, i'm alex feel. ♪
you are looking in that environment. a lot of investors aren't used to this market. we think we are in the waning days. as interest rates are eroding those rates of return, you are zero. >> lets the were treasuries ended today. in the last hour, you have seen yields up higher. overall, it was a tight range for the market. they are not taking up very big additions. was a little rush into the treasury market. in terms of commodities, you have to look at oil here. moving on u.s. data, u.s....
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people in beijing are contributing to the environment little by little by sharing these bicycles. once you register you'll get a card which you place on the sensor, and you're ready to go. not only is it more environmentally friendly, it's also much easier to get around. even when traffic is severe. there are 520 rent-a-bike stations across the capital. and renting costs less than $2 a day. >> translator: bicycles are really eco-friendly. they're completely free of exhaust gas. >> reporter: many beijing residents are also wearing face masks to guard against dangerous pollutants known as pm-2.5. some masks are made especially for small children, who otherwise would be reluctant to wear them. people are also taking measures inside their homes. the best air purifiers cost about $500 to $800. in china that's about two month's salary for the average worker. >> translator: they're expensive, but what can we do? >> reporter: even china's president directly addressed the issue with the people. this is one of the residential compounds that xi jinping made a surprise visit to last month. he
people in beijing are contributing to the environment little by little by sharing these bicycles. once you register you'll get a card which you place on the sensor, and you're ready to go. not only is it more environmentally friendly, it's also much easier to get around. even when traffic is severe. there are 520 rent-a-bike stations across the capital. and renting costs less than $2 a day. >> translator: bicycles are really eco-friendly. they're completely free of exhaust gas. >>...
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up couch environment was set for one-size-fits-all. it was affordable. in the world that rich is describing, it is increasingly less affordable for that 21-year-old to 30 five-year-old. >> walter, you covered telecom and media. what does the deal between dish and disney mean for google, apple, amazon? it >> these guys have to wonder about their long-term business plans in general. look at what the telecom companies are doing in terms of pocketing wireless usage. we had all of this debate from last week or two weeks ago, when comcast and netflix came to terms. if you are google and you want people to watch youtube or are thinking about a television type service. you are at a disadvantage, you do not control that. if i am verizon, as an example, i can extend my product to wireless. or these other guys will be at a disadvantage if they try to sell over the top. >> you have known these guys forever. i want you to ask the questions that you want to ask rich and walter right now. what matters to you when you look at the analysis on these companies? byfor me i
up couch environment was set for one-size-fits-all. it was affordable. in the world that rich is describing, it is increasingly less affordable for that 21-year-old to 30 five-year-old. >> walter, you covered telecom and media. what does the deal between dish and disney mean for google, apple, amazon? it >> these guys have to wonder about their long-term business plans in general. look at what the telecom companies are doing in terms of pocketing wireless usage. we had all of this...
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how low-income americans are left living in unhealthy and unsafe environments all because they don't have the money or the connections to fight back. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition in charge™. [ bottle ] ensure®. here in philadelphia you can access a philly cheesesteak anytime, day or night. just like you can access geico anytime, day or night. there is only one way to celebrate this unique similarity. witness the cheesesteak shuffle. ♪ cheesesteak, cheesesteak ♪ ♪ it's the cheesesteak shuffle! huh! ♪ ♪ every day, all day, cheesesteak, cheesesteak! ♪ ♪ every night, all night cheesesteak, cheesesteak! ♪ ♪ 9 a.m. cheesesteak! ♪ 2 p.m. cheesesteak! ♪ 4 a.m. cheesesteak! ♪ any time (ruh!) >>geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my g
how low-income americans are left living in unhealthy and unsafe environments all because they don't have the money or the connections to fight back. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition in charge™. [ bottle ] ensure®. here in philadelphia you can access a philly...